Two Republican state lawmakers are seeking the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives
Two Republican state lawmakers, one endorsed by former President Donald Trump, are seeking the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in a Maine district rocked by a mass shooting last year. The two members of the Maine House of Representatives face each other Tuesday in a Republican primary.
Economic development, inflation and immigration have also factored into the primary campaign, but gun control is clearly a major factor on voters' minds, said Mark Brewer, a political scientist with the University of Maine. The election also has a chance to shake up the power structure of Congress. Republicans have a slim five-seat edge in the U.S. House, and the Maine election is one of a handful that could change that balance, Brewer said.
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